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[2017·长沙一模]EvidenceofviolentstormsthatdestroyedalosttownknownasBritainsAtlantishasbeenuncoveredeq\a\vs4\al(W1).ThefindswereuncoveredoffthecoastofDunwich,Suffolk—asmallvillagewhichinthe11thcenturywasoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.

Thetownwashitbyaseriesofstormsinthe13thand14thcenturiesandisnowlargelybelowthesea.

Researcherssaidsediment(沉积物)gatheredfromthecliffsindependentlyprovedthehistoricaleq\a\vs4\al(W2)record.

“Theywerelikethesouthcoaststormsof2013,atleastonceayearfordecades，”ProfessorDavidSear,oftheUniversityofSouthampton,said.

Thethree-yearresearchonDunwichhasbeenfundedeq\a\vs4\al(W3)byTouchingtheTide,a￡900,000HeritageLotteryFundplantoexplorethechangingSuffolkcoast.

Adiverusedultrasound(超声波)to“illuminate”findingsontheseabed,andthemarshes(沼泽)anderodingcliffsweresurveyed.

“Itoffersamarvelouseq\a\vs4\al(W4)historyofclimatechangeandcoastalerosion，”saidProf.Searwithregardtothefindings.

Inthe11thcentury,Dunwichwasthe10thlargesttowninEngland,butnowhasabout120residents.

Twogreatstormsin1286and1326resultedineq\a\vs4\al(P1)thelossofitsharbourandstarteditsdeclineeq\a\vs4\al(W5).Prof.SearsaidanalysisshowedhowpeoplegaveuponDunwichafter1338,whenanothergreatstormchokeduptheportforgood,andfoodproductiondeclined.“Sedimentgatheredfromthecliffs，”hesaid,“independentlyconfirmedthesequencesofstormsrecordedinthehistoricalrecord.”

Theunderwaterresearchhasbeencarriedoutusingacoustic(声音的)imagingtechnology,andhasunearthedaseriesofbuildings.Wefoundtheruinsofaboutfourchurchesandwevealsofoundruinsofwhatwethinkwasatollhouse.Wevealsofoundshipwrecks(沉船),whichnoonesknownbefore.

Adigin2015discoveredevidenceofDunwichsprehistoricorigins,aswellasevidencethatitwasaprosperousS